Job description

Position: Grounds Maintenance Operative

Location: Static site based in Tadworth

Contract: Full Time 40 hours per week, Permanent

Salary: Basic salary £28,232k per annum

Reporting To: Team Leader

Urban Planters has been bringing homes and workplaces to life with plants since 1965.

We deliver our products and services using our national network of branches, spanning the length and breadth of the UK. This means we can offer the personalised service of a local business but with the standards and resources of a national organisation.

Quality, safety, sustainability and professionalism underpin all that we do. To this end, we are ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certified.

We now have a carbon negative business who’s teams install planting in, on and around the buildings of the companies we partner with. We are happiest while we are landscaping, installing indoor planting schemes or maintaining the plants or grounds of our clients.

The Role

The role will involve carrying out grounds maintenance activities on a static site, daily duties include, but are not limited to.

General Grounds Maintenance
Grass Cutting and Strimming
Shrub pruning
Hedge cutting
Weed Maintenance
Herbicide Application (if certificated)
Litter picking
Using a range of powered and non-powered horticultural equipment
To assist with soft landscaping projects
Driving company vehicle
To undertake any other duties required by Management within the job holder’s competence.

Role holders are also required to.

Always act in a professional manner as a representative of the organisation.
Comply with all relevant health and safety requirements
Ensure that the clients are always completely satisfied
Initiate suggestions to improve the organisations performance
Complete timesheets and other paperwork and ensure all is handed in promptly

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience:

Full UK drivers licence
Garden maintenance experience is essential
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Able to work as part of a team
Plant knowledge would be advantageous
Qualification in Horticulture is desirable but is not essential

The ideal candidate will have experience working within a similar role and have a passion for horticulture. The role is physically demanding and involves working outside in all weather conditions, which you must be comfortable with.

Benefits

This Opportunity is for someone looking to join a busy, fast paced business where you will be working with a friendly and welcoming team. This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading company in the Interior and Exterior planting sector where progression and development are encouraged.

What we offer in return:

A Competitive Salary,
Job Stability & Security,
Progression Opportunities,
Employee Assistance Program,
Refer A Friend Bonus Scheme,
Company Events,

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